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Press Mention Chattanooga Times Free Press April 9, 2002

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TVA halts plans on gas-fired facility

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The Tennessee Valley Authority canceled its planned $360 million natural gas-fired power plant in Tullahoma, Tennessee, after investing nearly $150 million, citing slower power-demand growth and cheaper alternatives. Stephen Smith, executive director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, criticized the decision as irrational, arguing TVA was clearing the way to pursue a more expensive and risky nuclear path at Browns Ferry instead of completing the gas plant.

It looks like the decks are being cleared for TVA to once again proceed down its failed nuclear path

Stephen A. Smith

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